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King Harald V of Norway remains hospitalized on a Malaysian island after falling ill on vacation

By VINCENT THIAN and JAN M. OLSEN
Associated Press

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — King Harald V of Norway remains hospitalized in Malaysia in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi after falling ill while on vacation. Malaysian national news agency Bernama said on Wednesday that the 87-year-old monarch was undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi. The report cited unnamed sources as saying he was staying at the hospital’s Royal Suite. Norwegian TV 2 said the king’s condition is stable, citing the hospital. The royal palace in Oslo said on Tuesday that the king was hospitalized with an infection but didn’t give further details. Harald has been repeatedly ill in recent months.

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